Eagle Creek near Morenci, AZ
River level and flood forecast · Greenlee County
The river is 8.2 ft below flood stage (10 ft).
Forecast to hold near 1.8 ft through Sun, Oct 18, 4 AM.
Flow: 33 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 5:29 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 14 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 12 ft |
| Flood stage | 10 ft |
| Record crest (January 18, 1993) | 15.5 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 14 ftDamage to pumping works likely
- 12 ftPumping works at pumping plant for Morenci Mine threatened.
- 10 ftDiversion structures upstream of water pumping plant for Morenci Mine threatened.
Highest crests on record
- 15.5 ft — January 18, 1993
- 14.79 ft — January 8, 1993
- 13.69 ft — January 5, 1995
- 13.04 ft — October 2, 1983
- 12.5 ft — December 18, 1978
Recent crests: 6.25 ft (August 20, 2006) · 4.55 ft (March 17, 2003) · 4.87 ft (September 11, 2002) · 8.6 ft (October 23, 2000) · 4.47 ft (June 19, 2000)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ECMA3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.